Lydia Everything was numb as I ran out of his room. I knew I was the one who initially told Nikolai it was just s*x, but that wasn't entirely true. I told him that to convince myself it was no strings attached. I told him that, so he would put a stop to showing up at odd places. He followed me everywhere, even showed up at my work. I was actually going to pursue him, and this is what he does to me. He rips out my heart and shatters it feeding off my pain. I slowed down and leaned against the wall trying to calm down. I needed to act normal for when I faced Anna. She had no idea that I'd been warming her older brother's bed. Just like Nikolai didn't know how good Luka had been taking care of his sister. They may not have had s*x yet, but there's something going on. I rushed in Anna's room

